SuperworthNetApp free cash flow NTAP
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Last 12 months, to Jul 31, 2026
- $1.6B
- Latest quarter, Q1 FY27
- $401M
- −35% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2026
- $1.9B
- +40% on the year before
NetApp's free cash flow was $1.6B over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, down 0% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q1 FY27, it was $401M, down 35% on the same quarter a year before.
Over the five fiscal years to FY2026 it grew 10% a year on average.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1.9B | +40% |
| FY2025 | $1.3B | −13% |
| FY2024 | $1.5B | +76% |
| FY2023 | $868M | −12% |
| FY2022 | $985M | −16% |
| FY2021 | $1.2B | +25% |
| FY2020 | $936M | −20% |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | −12% |
| FY2018 | $1.3B | +64% |
| FY2017 | $811M | −0% |
| FY2016 | $814M | −26% |
| FY2015 | $1.1B | −3% |
| FY2014 | $1.1B | +4% |
| FY2013 | $1.1B | +3% |
| FY2012 | $1.1B | −6% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | $401M | −35% | $1.6B | |
| Q4 FY26 | $900M | +41% | $1.9B | |
| Q3 FY26 | $271M | −20% | $1.6B | |
| Q2 FY26 | $78M | +30% | $1.7B | |
| Q1 FY26 | $620M | +107% | $1.7B | |
| Q4 FY25 | $640M | +13% | $1.3B | |
| Q3 FY25 | $338M | −25% | $1.3B | |
| Q2 FY25 | $60M | −38% | $1.4B | |
| Q1 FY25 | $300M | −28% | $1.4B | |
| Q4 FY24 | $567M | +189% | $1.5B | |
| Q3 FY24 | $448M | +40% | $1.2B | |
| Q2 FY24 | $97M | −29% | $1B |
Against its peers
Companies in Computer Hardware nearest NetApp's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| NTAPNetApp | 3.9% |
| PEverpure | 0.3% |
| HPQHP | 12.8% |
| HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise | 5.5% |
| SMCISuper Micro Computer | −32.2% |
| LOGILogitech International | 6.5% |
| WDCWestern Digital | n/m |
| STXSeagate Technology | 2.2% |
| SNDKSandisk | 6.3% |
| ANETArista Networks | 2.4% |
| DELLDell Technologies | 2.9% |
| Peer median | 2.9% |
Where NetApp ranks
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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